This document contains a long quiz with questions about how society is organized, kinship and descent systems, marriage types, residence patterns, family types, political and leadership structures, economic institutions, and non-state actors. It asks the test taker to define and give examples of various social groups, relationships, and institutions.

1. Long Quiz
In
UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY,
CULTURE, AND POLITICS

2. PART I. Draw a graph or a picture that would
represent “HOW SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED”. Use the
words below and give at least a short sentence
describing each group. (10pts)
Primary
In-groups
NETWORKS
Reference
groups
out-
groups
Secondary

3. Part II. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the bond of blood or marriage
which binds people together in group.
2-3.What are the two types of kinship?
4. How would you classify your relationship
among your siblings?
5-8. Give the four kinds of descent of
“Kinship by BLOOD”.

4. Part II. Answer the following questions.
9. Complete the diagram that represents
Descent Systems (include label)

5. Part II. Answer the following questions.
10. What kind of descent does the following
pictures signifies?

6. Part II. Answer the following questions.
11. What kind of descent does the following
pictures signifies?

7. Part II. Answer the following questions.
12. A contract for the production and maintenance of
children.
13. the practice of having only one spouse at one time. In
some cases, monogamy means having only one spouse for
an entire life span.
14. -18. Kinds of Monogamy
19. Involves one woman having multiple husbands, within
Polyandry there are many variations on the marriage style.
fraternal polyandry

8. Part II. Answer the following questions.
20-23. What are the four major residence pattern?
24. A ritual kinship which the parents selected
godparents for a child at his or her baptism,
confirmation, and marriage. The godparents were
then tied to the parents as coparents.

9. Part II. Answer the following questions.
25-26. What type of family does the picture
below shows?
a. b.

10. Part II. Answer the following questions.
27. Give a scenario that supports the quotation, “BLOO
IS THICKER THAN WATER.”
28-33. POLITICAL AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES:
Give an example of the following:
a. band
b. tribes
c. chiefdoms
d. traditional
e. charismatic
f. rational

11. Part II. Answer the following questions.
34. The institution that provides for the production
and distribution of goods and services, which
people in every society need.
35.Complete the three economic institutions and
system
35. modes of s______________
36. L____________________ and patterns
37. Distribution and E__________________

12. Part II. Answer the following questions.
38. Broadly defined as international actors who
are largely or completely autonomous from the
state, emanating from civil society, market
economy or political opportunities.
39-40. Enumerate at least 2 non-state
institutions.
41-45. Enumerate at least 5 corporations.